No One Wants Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas (photo. Tim Tadder)
“I can stand in a room full of dead people and make it exciting.”
Gilbert Arenas told us this once back in Dime #29, when he was plastered on the cover with the headline “Who’s Better Than Me?”
It’s a tired cliché but yet it’s true. Gilbert Arenas isn’t what he once was. Neither are Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis, Allen Iverson and all the rest of the once 30-point scoring, magazine-covering, teammate-aggravating, crossover-dropping stars the league put through the gauntlet and then filtered back out.
Did you even care that Arenas wasn’t suiting up at the start of this season? Did you even notice? I didn’t. Between Kyle Lowry getting overlooked worse than yogurt on waffles, Kobe Bryant’s turn-back-the-clock, “I’m a scientific dawg” run, and the Portland Trail Blazers, who while they were always decent, were never really all that fun to watch until Nate McMillan allowed gangsta rap at practice, turned up the pace to “Dallas in 2003” levels and went out and scooped up Jamal Crawford, I forgot Gil even existed. I noticed it this morning on another post, 10 teams who need a new point guard. Readers brought it up: “What about Gil?” I never really gave Gil a thought, not even a waning second. I thought about him for about as much time as Jay-Z nearly gave Mobb Deep. Arenas gets half a bar.
When you aren’t really taking media requests, when no one exactly wants you, when the main things you’ve become known for over the past few years are your exceedingly-awkward aloofness, and guns in the locker room, the world moves on without you.
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January 18th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
EN FUEGO says:
China wants Gilbert Arenas
January 18th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
SoulChorea says:
Yeah man, time to hit up Phoenix
January 18th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Chaos says:
Pheonix is the only team I can see him goin because they don’t have any true scorers on the team and as an off guard he can shoot and can create his own shot as well as run point when Nash is out the game. Plus there is something the water that makes knee problems go away
January 18th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
Mel says:
If Arenas acted like he gave a !@$# I’m sure a lot of teams would want him.
January 18th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
iLL MAGO says:
Spokesperson for the NRA?
January 18th, 2012 at 4:31 pm
beiber newz says:
he can start on the lakers. i hope he goes somewhere, thrives and every gm who didn’t swoop in puts their face in their palms.
January 18th, 2012 at 5:10 pm
marcus the great says:
somebody wanna school a brotha on yogurt-on-waffles??
January 18th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Scott says:
The Lakers seem like they’d be ideal for him. If anyone can get him to play defense, you’d think Kobe and Mike Brown could. If he’s half as good on offense as he used to be, he’d be an improvement for the supporting cast in LA. He’s probably as quick as Blake. Worst case he comes off the bench and helps a struggling Metta to support the bench in LA. Because Metta seriously needs help with that 2nd unit.
January 18th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Douggie says:
He can start wit the Houston Rockets we need a player like him in SpACe City!!!!
January 18th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Big Island says:
When you act like an idiot and score 30 per game, a team will deal with you. You aren’t dropping 30, well…
January 18th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
deagletime says:
Phoenix. its where old nba players go to retire.
January 18th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
lee says:
I could see him in Phoenix and he has ties to the area as he was at Arizona.
January 18th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Marc Waterhouse says:
Boston NEEDS him! Other than Brandon Bass they have no scoring from the bench and nobody who can shoot further than 18 feet, unless you count Dooling. They need a good backup for Rondo so he doesn’t get burned out with minutes every game. Plus Gil can play the 2 and get buckets if Ray Allen gets injured.
Either way Danny Ainge needs to get this done asap.
January 18th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Matt says:
If he is willing to accept a diminished role then I think there are teams that want to sign him.
January 18th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
K Dizzle says:
How is Gilbert not in Germany RIGHT NOW gettin what Kobe had done?
Somebody explain…
January 18th, 2012 at 11:49 pm
SWAT says:
Idk watching dude in Orlando it just seemed like he clocked out…but good responses above. I could see Boston and htown but I don’t see pop dealing with him in San an.
A damn good article Sean
January 19th, 2012 at 8:59 am
ab40 says:
boston, ron do is limited the next two months, or he should rip up the d-leauge or go to europe
January 19th, 2012 at 11:39 am
Michorizo says:
Terrell Owens wants some one to hang with
January 19th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
mike d says:
hes a bum now.
sucked a** in ORL
i didnt even know he wasnt playing.